New Girl: Season 2
(2012 - 2013)

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Critics Consensus:New Girl's terrific ensemble cast remains its most valuable asset, and the show is buoyed by a deeper, more relatable central performance from lead Zooey Deschanel in its sophomore season.

Critic Consensus:New Girl's terrific ensemble cast remains its most valuable asset, and the show is buoyed by a deeper, more relatable central performance from lead Zooey Deschanel in its sophomore season.

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Jess is laid off from her teaching job and volunteers to be a shot girl at Schmidt's "rebranding" party in the Season 2 opener. Also: Cece introduces the gang to her new beau; and Winston shows a different side of his personality after drinking some of Nicky's fruity concoctions. Parker Posey guest stars as a jaded cocktail waitress.

Jess finds it hard to adjust to unemployment and starts to hang out at Nick's bar, where she inadvertently captures the attention of the beer delivery man and then pretends to be a handsome stranger's blind date. Meanwhile, a regular at the bar claims to be a future incarnation of Nick, and Winston's mother, who can't stand Schmidt, comes to visit.

Nick gets a visit from his old college crush Amelia, but feels scared when she begins to show affection for him. Jess is employed as a zombie at a haunted house but finds her changing feelings for Sam more frightening than her new job. When the gang dress up for Halloween, Cece is annoyed to find that Schmidt's costume is a perfect match for her own, while Winston and Shelby's outfits are worlds apart.

Jess invites her divorced mother and father over for Thanksgiving dinner, hoping that she will be able to reunite them. She enlists Nick and Cece to help her carry out a Parent Trap-style plot to bring them together. When Schmidt's domineering cousin, Big Schmidt, pays a holiday visit, Winston encourages the two relatives to take part in a competition to prove their masculinity, but the contest soon escalates out of control. Jamie Lee Curtis guest stars.

Jess and Cece begin to worry about their biological clocks when they learn that a friend is pregnant. Meanwhile, Schmidt wants to please Emma; Nick and Winston look for inspiration for Nick's zombie-theme novel at the zoo.

Sick of taking showers, Jess and Winston scheme to get a bathtub installed in the flat, but their plotting causes some expensive damage. Schmidt is torn between attempting to impress his attractive boss Emma and trying to win back Cece, who has split up with her boyfriend. Meanwhile, at the bar, Nick meets a tough but beautiful customer who is experiencing romantic troubles.

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In the quirky comedy's second series, Jess (Zooey Deschanel) tries to find a new career after she's laid off from her teaching job. She also starts dating a handsome doctor, but her increasingly close friendship with roommate Nick (Jake Johnson) leads to romantic complications. Meanwhile, Cece (Hannah Simone) learns that time may be running out for her to have children naturally, so she begins aggressively seeking a suitable Indian husband—much to the dismay of Schmidt (Max Greenfield), who's still in love with her; and Winston (Lamorne Morris) experiences ups and downs in his career and love life.

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New Girl: Season 2

Episodes

Jess is laid off from her teaching job and volunteers to be a shot girl at Schmidt's "rebranding" party in the Season 2 opener. Also: Cece introduces the gang to her new beau; and Winston shows a different side of his personality after drinking some of Nicky's fruity concoctions. Parker Posey guest stars as a jaded cocktail waitress.

Jess finds it hard to adjust to unemployment and starts to hang out at Nick's bar, where she inadvertently captures the attention of the beer delivery man and then pretends to be a handsome stranger's blind date. Meanwhile, a regular at the bar claims to be a future incarnation of Nick, and Winston's mother, who can't stand Schmidt, comes to visit.

Nick gets a visit from his old college crush Amelia, but feels scared when she begins to show affection for him. Jess is employed as a zombie at a haunted house but finds her changing feelings for Sam more frightening than her new job. When the gang dress up for Halloween, Cece is annoyed to find that Schmidt's costume is a perfect match for her own, while Winston and Shelby's outfits are worlds apart.

Jess invites her divorced mother and father over for Thanksgiving dinner, hoping that she will be able to reunite them. She enlists Nick and Cece to help her carry out a Parent Trap-style plot to bring them together. When Schmidt's domineering cousin, Big Schmidt, pays a holiday visit, Winston encourages the two relatives to take part in a competition to prove their masculinity, but the contest soon escalates out of control. Jamie Lee Curtis guest stars.

Jess and Cece begin to worry about their biological clocks when they learn that a friend is pregnant. Meanwhile, Schmidt wants to please Emma; Nick and Winston look for inspiration for Nick's zombie-theme novel at the zoo.

Sick of taking showers, Jess and Winston scheme to get a bathtub installed in the flat, but their plotting causes some expensive damage. Schmidt is torn between attempting to impress his attractive boss Emma and trying to win back Cece, who has split up with her boyfriend. Meanwhile, at the bar, Nick meets a tough but beautiful customer who is experiencing romantic troubles.

New Girl is the rare mainstream sitcom that's exceedingly at ease in discussing race, largely because it acknowledges the characters' well-meaning, flawed views, and plays them for eye rolls and laughs.